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Friday, November 12, 2010

Masala Chai

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Bob and I don't normally drink tea. It's simply not our beverage of choice. That, however, changed, at least temporarily, while we were in India. Brewed coffee was extremely difficult to find and, rather than have a cup made from instant granules, we switched to tea. Our tour guide introduced us to Masala Chai at a rest stop en route from Delhi to Agra. It wasn't bad. Better still, he shared his family recipe for the tea with us. While it's a bit more work that your standard cuppa, the recipe is really simple and nearly foolproof. Use a teaspoon of tea leaves for each cup of tea you want to brew and don't forget to add another for the pot. Spice and sugar up or down as personal taste dictates. Indian Chai tends to be very sweet, but you can cut back if you like. The tea is good enough that the recipe should not be kept a secret. I hope you'll give it a try. It's a great alternative to English tea.

Hey, you're getting wild and crazy! A new post and it isn't midnight yet!! We like coffee and tea both. And I tried some Chai once and didn't like it. It was out of a box that I made up. But I guess I need to give it another try. One thing I've read is that recent studies show that if you put milk in your tea, it does not have the good benefits for your health anymore. It kind of defeats all those chemicals in there.

My sisters love chai tea. I'm excited to share this with them over Christmas break. Isn't it amazing how some cultures don't rely on coffee like we do here? Thanks for sharing...I hope you have a fun-filled weekend!

Are you home or posting from India? Tomorrow morning I must peruse your blog as I have seemed to miss a few posts. I was just reading your Rules of the Road- Indian style. I was laughing! My husband wants to show it to his Indian friends. I think he may have had some close calls with the state of nirvana while driving with them.

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